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The IL-IA Section of the ACS was founded in 1923. The Section includes Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren, and Whiteside Counties in Illinois and Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Muscatine, and Scott Counties in Iowa. The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. Learn more about the ACS here.
2020 Executive Committee
David Oostendorp
Chair
Loras College, Dept. of Chemistry
Mark Sinton
Chair-Elect
University of Dubuque
Brad Sturgeon
Past Chair
Monmouth College, Dept of Chemistry
Jennifer Schmidt-McCormack
Secretary
St. Ambrose University, Dept. of Chemistry
Rich Craddick
Treasurer
Kent Nutrition Group (Retired)
Rick Rogers
Councilor
Grain Processing Corporation
Kelly Giddens
Alternate Councilor
St. Ambrose University, Dept. of Chemistry
Ben Averill
Webmaster
Grain Processing Corporation
Alan Abbot
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Coordinator
Black Hawk College
Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator